Every man has to learn the points of the compass again as often as he awakes, whether from sleep or any abstraction.

Two things prevent us from happiness; living in the past and observing others. read more

• Thought Two Things Prevent Us from Happiness Living Past Observing Others

Contentment is the only real wealth. read more

• Thought Contentment Real Wealth

Investing in a market where people believe in efficiency is like playing bridge with someone who has been told it doesn"t do any good to look at the cards. read more

• Thought Investing Market People Believe Efficiency Like Playing Bridge Someone Been Told Doesn Do Any Good Look Cards

Big storms create big captains and they destroy the little ones! read more

• Thought Big Storms Create Captains They Destroy Little Ones

The world"s battlefields have been in the heart chiefly; more heroism has been displayed in the household and the closet, than on the most memorable battlefields in history. read more

• Thought World Battlefields Been Heart Chiefly More Heroism Displayed Household Closet Most Memorable History

When we are unhurried and wise, we perceive that only great and worthy things have any permanent and absolute existence, that petty fears and petty pleasures are but the shadow of the reality. read more

• Thought Unhurried Wise Perceive Great Worthy Things Any Permanent Absolute Existence Petty Fears Pleasures Shadow Reality

Humility, like the darkness, reveals the heavenly lights. read more

• Thought Humility Like Darkness Reveals Heavenly Lights

You must love the crust of the earth on which you dwell more than the sweet crust of any bread or cake; you must be able to extract nutriment out of a sand heap. read more

• Thought Love Crust Earth Which Dwell More Sweet Any Bread Cake Able Extract Nutriment Sand Heap

Men are born to succeed, not to fail. read more

• Thought Men Born Succeed Fail

The eye is the jewel of the body. read more

• Thought Eye Jewel Body